Kirill Babitzin was born in Helsinki in 1950 to a Russian emigrant family. His musical career originally began at the age of five when his grandmother gave him an accordion. He later won an accordion competition at the age of ten but left the accordion playing for rock'n'roll.
His first band was The Creatures in which he joined in 1964, under his artist name Kirka.
Babitzin got his breakthrough in 1967 when he joined the band called The Islanders (originally led by Ilkka "Danny" Lipsanen as the major vocalist) and began touring in Finland. Kirka also recorded some singles with Blues Section.
In 1978, Babitzin released a duet album with his sister Anna, and the next year their sister Muska joined in. Kirka's brother was the popular musician Sammy Babitzin, who was killed in a car crash in 1973.
Kirka represented Finland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, finishing as a strong 9th with the song Hengaillaan. His biggest hit was tune Surun pyyhit silmistäni that won the finnish song contest Syksyn Sävel. English version, made by artist himself, was successful in Greece. Foreign artists have recorded it successfully too in other languages. Kirka made the big success of course in Finland with a few albums.
Babitzin was awarded with the Emma award for best male singer twice, first in 1981 and then in 2000. He died suddenly on January 31 2007 at his home of undisclosed acute illness.
In My Dreams
Kirka Lyrics
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Where the wild softly wind worries me
I'm my dreams I'm away and they call me to say
That they know where I am in my dreams
I'll make sure the lights are out
And bolt the doors
I'll pretend that I'm not there
Glow and flare
Kill'ed her high in the air
Mama, take me away
Set me free from the cold yesterday
Mama, take me away
Give a place for a dreamer to stay
In my dreams I'm alone in a house made of stone
Searching for freedom lost in the dust
In my dreams I'm away and they call me to say
That they know how I am in my dreams
I'll make sure the lights are out
And bolt the doors
I'll pretend that I'm not there
But they sweep away the night
Glow and flare
Kill'ed her high in the air
Mama, take me away
Set me free from the cold yesterday
Mama, take me away
Give a place for a dreamer to stay
I'm my dreams I'm alone in a house by the sea
Where the wild softly wind worries me
I'm my dreams I'm away and they call me to say
That they know where I am in my dreams
The lyrics of Kirka's "In My Dreams" depict a yearning for escape from the difficulties of reality into the sanctuary of dreams. The dream world is envisioned as a peaceful retreat, a house by the sea, but it is not without its own anxieties, as the "wild softly wind worries me." The dreamer is not entirely comfortable in this realm, as he is beset by those who are looking for him, and he seeks to isolate himself by shutting out the world and hiding from those who would intrude. But the peace is often shattered by violent images, represented by the lines "kill'ed her high in the air," which suggest a frightening dreamworld where even in retreat the dreamer cannot find safety.
The refrain of the song, "Mama, take me away, set me free from the cold yesterday," emphasizes the desire to escape from past difficulties, to find a new beginning, and a place where dreams can be realized. The dreamer pleads with his mother to "give a place for a dreamer to stay," a place where he can find safety and be free to explore the world of dreams. The song offers an evocative and dreamy vision of the tension between the harshness of reality and the promise of a peaceful, but sometimes dangerous, world of the imagination.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm my dreams I'm alone in a house by the sea
In the singer's dreams, they are lonely in a house located near the ocean
Where the wild softly wind worries me
The singer's dreams are disturbed by the gentle yet fierce wind from the sea
I'm my dreams I'm away and they call me to say
In the singer's dreams, they are away and receive calls from someone who knows where to find them
That they know where I am in my dreams
Someone in the singer's dreams knows their location and can reach them easily
I'll make sure the lights are out
The singer will ensure that all the lights in the house are turned off
And bolt the doors
The singer will secure the doors with a bolt to prevent anyone from entering the house
I'll pretend that I'm not there
The singer will try to make it seem like nobody is present in the house
But they sweep away the night
Despite the singer's efforts, their peaceful night is disrupted
Glow and flare
Perhaps referring to lights or flames, the night is illuminated in a dramatic manner
Kill'ed her high in the air
This line is unclear and open to interpretation, but it may suggest a violent or intense event. It could be related to the previous line, where the night is illuminated in a dramatic way.
Mama, take me away
The singer is calling out to their mother, wishing to be taken away from their current situation
Set me free from the cold yesterday
The singer wants to be liberated from their past and move on
Give a place for a dreamer to stay
The singer is asking for a place where they can pursue their dreams uninterrupted
In my dreams I'm alone in a house made of stone
The singer dreams of being alone in a house constructed from stone rather than near the ocean
Searching for freedom lost in the dust
The singer desires freedom which they have lost or abandoned in the past, represented by the dust
I'm my dreams I'm away and they call me to say
In the singer's dreams, they are away and somebody is trying to reach them
That they know how I am in my dreams
Even in the singer's dreams, someone is aware of their current state
Writer(s): Edu Kettunen, Kristian Jernstroem, Kalervo Halonen
Contributed by Mia R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.